We’ve all heard the classic way that adults discover they might have ADHD: Their child is diagnosed. Upon learning the symptoms, they say, “Wow, that sounds just like I used to be!” And the spouse says, “What do you mean, used to be.”
The ADHD Partner Survey asked respondents, “How did you learn your partner might have ADHD?” and offered the options shown in the chart below. For most respondents, the media and/or their therapists did the most to connect their partner’s behavior to ADHD symptoms. And they did this five times better than the family doctor.
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